Two chefs battled for mac and cheese supremacy last night at the Tribune's first Food Court live cooking competition, which took place at Macy’s Culinary Studio. Cleetus Friedman, executive chef of catering and events for Caffe Baci, took on Mariela Bolanos, executive chef of MAD Social, in the...

Author and free speech advocate Salman Rushdie accepted the Chicago Tribune 2015 Literary Award and appeared Saturday morning in a conversation with Tribune Editorial Page Editor Bruce Dold at the University of Illinois at Chicago as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. Here are excerpts from...

Diana Nyad, champion swimmer and author of "Find a Way," discusses her record-setting swim from Cuba to Florida with reporter Amina Elahi at a Blue Sky Innovation event Nov. 4, 2015, at the Music Box Theatre. Watch the full video here.

A craft beer boom in Chicago and nationwide leaves breweries with a challenge familiar to many companies: striving to stay cool. “For us, especially in the home market of Chicago, the key for us is to try to stay interesting, try to stay cool, because we’ve been around for a long time,” said Ken...

Chicago Tribune columnist Heidi Stevens discusses "In the Unlikely Event" with author Judy Blume. Recorded on June 17, 2015 and presented by the Tribune's Printers Row series and the Chicago Humanities Festival.

Catch a glimpse of Trib Nation's Jumble Live event at Tribune Tower, March 7, 2015, featuring WGN Radio's John Williams and the creative minds that bring you Jumble every day, David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek.